Legal bods...

Deceased · 16-Aug-2012, 15:33

Any ideas to put forward on this....

One of the tenants ( a business btw) in the place I work has gone and got themselves bankrupted / insolvency stuff.

The office they were using is complete with desks, files, safes, computers etc - they just had to get up, walk out and shut the door. Despite repeated requests we've heard nothing from the 2 guys that owned the company for over 6 months - the last contact anyone had with either of them was that guy confirming that since he had been made bankrupt he has nothing more to do with the place now. Prior to being booted out they owed a ton of rent to our place.

So... here's the deal.

From an "intellectual property" point of view - anyone got any ideas in terms of our responsibilites as the landlord? as basically we are at the point of hiring a skip and chucking everything in it. I was wondering what would happen if say one of the original owners (or someone else in a legal capacity in relation to their bankruptcy) came to us and wanted to know what happened to the data (or even perhaps the actual hardward) on the computers.

Management here are thinking we could make use of them so ..... any thoughts?

burundi · 16-Aug-2012, 15:40

They belong to the administrators, you'll need to contact them, maybe make a silly offer, they probably just want rid of the crap, or offer to reduce the rent owed by 10% for the contents of the rooms.

Deceased · 16-Aug-2012, 16:14

hmm actually got some more info on this....

Seems 1 guy was made bankrupt, the other has simply "walked away" from the business (didn't want to be left to deal with the debts).... the limited co is still active - there are no "administrators"

As I said, the owe a shit of rent so the likely chances if either of them coming back is remote to say the least.

Bilb · 16-Aug-2012, 16:23

In that case you need to take the company to court. If it wasn't wound up correctly there are bound to be tons of other creditors. The one who walked away also needs to sort it out.

Deceased · 16-Aug-2012, 16:26

Hmmm yeah - i think the phrase "moonlight flit" is very appropriate here...

Eja Cool8 · 16-Aug-2012, 16:29

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Originally Posted by Deceased

Hmmm yeah - i think the phrase "moonlight flit" is very appropriate here...

Watch out for people carrying petrol cans etc.....

Deceased · 16-Aug-2012, 17:21

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Originally Posted by Eja Cool8

Watch out for people carrying petrol cans etc.....

Nah don't think thats a possibility - they left 6 months plus ago

milou · 16-Aug-2012, 18:41

Why not levy distress? http://www.insolvencydirect.bis.gov....Executions.htm

burundi · 16-Aug-2012, 20:27

Have you checked the company details at Companies House?

Was the one guy made Bankrupt personally and not the LTD company?

Deceased · 16-Aug-2012, 21:35

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Originally Posted by burundi

Have you checked the company details at Companies House?

Was the one guy made Bankrupt personally and not the LTD company?

yes it was the guy personally, not the company.

the company is still listed as active but the sole director who was left has basically "done a bunk".

Deceased · 16-Aug-2012, 21:39

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Originally Posted by milou

Why not levy distress? http://www.insolvencydirect.bis.gov....Executions.htm

Thats an interesting read that - ta.

16-Aug-2012, 15:33	#1
Deceased Fixer of dead hard drives Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Peeps Posts: 1,820	Legal bods... Any ideas to put forward on this.... One of the tenants ( a business btw) in the place I work has gone and got themselves bankrupted / insolvency stuff. The office they were using is complete with desks, files, safes, computers etc - they just had to get up, walk out and shut the door. Despite repeated requests we've heard nothing from the 2 guys that owned the company for over 6 months - the last contact anyone had with either of them was that guy confirming that since he had been made bankrupt he has nothing more to do with the place now. Prior to being booted out they owed a ton of rent to our place. So... here's the deal. From an "intellectual property" point of view - anyone got any ideas in terms of our responsibilites as the landlord? as basically we are at the point of hiring a skip and chucking everything in it. I was wondering what would happen if say one of the original owners (or someone else in a legal capacity in relation to their bankruptcy) came to us and wanted to know what happened to the data (or even perhaps the actual hardward) on the computers. Management here are thinking we could make use of them so ..... any thoughts? __________________ I suppose though it stems back to the mentality/argument that playing FPS games makes people into raging loons that want to take an axe to someones head - therefore our "compassion and respect" for human life is being eroded. I think our "compassion and respect" for human life is a fucking world away from clicking a mouse button.

16-Aug-2012, 15:40	#2
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16-Aug-2012, 16:14	#3
Deceased Fixer of dead hard drives Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Peeps Posts: 1,820	hmm actually got some more info on this.... Seems 1 guy was made bankrupt, the other has simply "walked away" from the business (didn't want to be left to deal with the debts).... the limited co is still active - there are no "administrators" As I said, the owe a shit of rent so the likely chances if either of them coming back is remote to say the least. __________________ I suppose though it stems back to the mentality/argument that playing FPS games makes people into raging loons that want to take an axe to someones head - therefore our "compassion and respect" for human life is being eroded. I think our "compassion and respect" for human life is a fucking world away from clicking a mouse button.

16-Aug-2012, 16:23	#4
Bilb Amazeballs! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Elite Elevated Equine Division Posts: 11,283	In that case you need to take the company to court. If it wasn't wound up correctly there are bound to be tons of other creditors. The one who walked away also needs to sort it out. __________________ @TomJJarvis

16-Aug-2012, 16:26	#5
Deceased Fixer of dead hard drives Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Peeps Posts: 1,820	Hmmm yeah - i think the phrase "moonlight flit" is very appropriate here... __________________ I suppose though it stems back to the mentality/argument that playing FPS games makes people into raging loons that want to take an axe to someones head - therefore our "compassion and respect" for human life is being eroded. I think our "compassion and respect" for human life is a fucking world away from clicking a mouse button.

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16-Aug-2012, 20:27	#9
burundi WARNING: May contain nuts Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Prestonia Posts: 10,530	Have you checked the company details at Companies House? Was the one guy made Bankrupt personally and not the LTD company? __________________ Want UnLtd Mobile Data & Texts for £12 a month PAYG? - Order a free GiffGaff SIM via this link and get an additional free £5 credit. At £12 a month data is unlimited with no fair usage policy! ** Have you added yourself to the trickery members map ** WANTED: Something witty to go here.